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Professor Studies Early Childhood Development

March 4, 2011
UC Merced Professor Rose Scott studies how young children begin to understand the social world and all its complexities. It happens sooner than most would think. Babies who are three months old can begin to show they understand that people have preferences, and 18-month-olds can understand that...

Wireless Sensors to Improve Sierra Snowpack Measurements

March 3, 2011
More than half of the water used in California for farming and drinking and other everyday uses comes by way of runoff from the Sierra Nevada, and gauging the amount of snow there and predicting how much runoff there will be is an annual rite that has a major trickledown effect of its own....

UC Day Draws Attention to University’s BudgetCrisis

March 1, 2011
More than 200 university alumni and friends converged in Sacramento today (March 1) for UC Day, an effort to advocate for a long-term funding solution to maintain the quality of the University of California. UC faces a proposed $500 million cut in the state's 2011-12 budget as California struggles...

Junior Ready to Take Hoops Team to Next Level

February 25, 2011
Junior Aki Chambers has been there for every stage of men's basketball at UC Merced. He played intramural basketball as a freshman, then started the men's club team with fellow student Daniel Castillo. This fall, he'll likely become part of the first UC Merced basketball team to compete at the...

UC Merced Student Volunteers Gain Insight into Patient Care

February 25, 2011
During a typical day at the Mercy Medical Center Emergency Department (ED), nurses, doctors and support staff swiftly move through the halls of the 27-room facility. Patients register and are assessed and treated for everything from fractures and lacerations to possible cardiac arrest or stroke....

Greek Life's Laps for Literacy 5K Will Boost Library Children's Programs

February 23, 2011
When Kirsten Brown took on the task of coming up with a major community benefit event - one of her main duties as treasurer of the Greek LifeFraternity and Sorority Council at UC Merced - she put the pieces together quickly. “The university is always supporting higher learning opportunities,”...

Stem Cell Facility Expands Campus' Research Capabilities

February 23, 2011
The University of California, Merced, today celebrates the opening of its state-of-the-art Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry, made possible through the support of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and Ed and Jeanne Kashian of Fresno.  The foundry, housed on the first floor...

Lecture Series Bringing Science to the Community

February 17, 2011
It was 2003, a full two years before the UC Merced campus began its first academic year, when the seeds were first planted for what would become the Frontiers of Science and Technology lecture series. Founding faculty member Christopher Viney helped forge the connection between UC Merced, the...

Political Science Professors Lead System in Publication Rate

February 11, 2011
Political science professors at UC Merced, on average publish papers in leading journals and books with top university presses at the fastest rate in the system. According to a study produced last fall by political science Professor Thomas G. Hansford, UC Merced faculty members have the highest...

Students Create Outstanding Experiences in Pre-law Society

February 8, 2011
Any law school applicant knows it's challenging to stand out from the crowd. A group of UC Merced students are preparing for future careers and building experience that sets them apart. With their advisor, visiting professor Mark Harris, they've founded the UC Merced Pre-law Society, a student...

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